History
The past comes alive through the pivotal moments, groundbreaking ideas, and remarkable individuals that have shaped our world. Here you'll find compelling accounts of everything from ancient philosophy to modern economics, from social movements to technological transformation, all carefully examined through the lens of time.
History Book Summaries
The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory
American Evangelicals in an Age of Extremism
Politics
Religion
History
Fifth Sun
A New History of the Aztecs
History
Historical
World History
Your Life Is Manufactured
How We Make Things, Why It Matters and How We Can Do It Better
Science
Business
Technology
Default
The Landmark Court Battle Over Argentina's $100 Billion Debt Restructuring
Economics
Finance
Law
The Social Contract
Philosophy
Politics
Classics
The Myths and Gods of India
The Classic Work on Hindu Polytheism from the Princeton Bollingen Series
Religion
India
Hinduism
Truth in Our Times
Inside the Fight for Press Freedom in the Age of Alternative Facts
Politics
Journalism
Memoir
The Age of Empire, 1875–1914
History
Politics
World History
America Last
The Right's Century-Long Romance with Foreign Dictators
Politics
History
American History
Elizabeth I CEO
Strategic Lessons from the Leader Who Built an Empire
History
Business
Biography
Age of Anger
A History of the Present
History
Politics
Philosophy
Hero
The Life and Legend of Lawrence of Arabia
Biography
History
Middle East
Bad City
Peril and Power in the City of Angels
True Crime
Crime
Journalism
Kashmir
A Case of Freedom
History
India
Politics
A Simple Government
Twelve Things We Really Need from Washington
Politics
History
Government
Uncontrolled Spread
Why COVID-19 Crushed Us and How We Can Defeat the Next Pandemic
Science
History
Health
A Multitude of All Peoples
Engaging Ancient Christianity's Global Identity
Theology
History
Religion
Mao Zedong and China in the Twentieth-Century World
A Concise History
China
History
Biography
Big Fellow, Long Fellow
A Joint Biography of Collins and De Valera
Biography
Ireland
History
The Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire
History
Classics
Ancient History
African Religions & Philosophy
Philosophy
Religion
Africa
The Human Swarm
How Our Societies Arise, Thrive, and Fall
Science
History
Sociology
Bending Adversity
Japan and the Art of Survival
Japan
History
Asia
Shakey
Neil Young's Biography
Music
Biography
Biography Memoir
Mawson's Will
The Greatest Polar Survival Story Ever Written
Adventure
History
Survival
Whole Earth
The Many Lives of Stewart Brand
Biography
History
Science
The Second Amendment
History
Politics
Law
Securing Democracy
My Fight for Press Freedom and Justice in Bolsonaro’s Brazil
Politics
History
Brazil
Did God Have a Wife? Archaeology and Folk Religion in Ancient Israel
History
Religion
Archaeology
None of the Above
The Untold Story of the Atlanta Public Schools Cheating Scandal, Corporate Greed, and the Criminalization of Educators
Education
History
Crime
The Spirit of London
An Updated History of Famous Figures from Roman to Modern Times
History
London
Travel
Shot All to Hell
Jesse James, the Northfield Raid, and the Wild West's Greatest Escape
History
True Crime
American History
The Elephant and the Dragon
The Rise of India and China and What It Means for All of Us
China
Economics
Politics
Battlefield Cyber
How China and Russia are Undermining Our Democracy and National Security
China
Politics
History
The Hate Next Door
Undercover within the New Face of White Supremacy
History
Politics
True Crime
Tearing Us Apart
How Abortion Harms Everything and Solves Nothing
Politics
Cultural
Philosophy
Smuggler Nation
How Illicit Trade Made America
History
American History
Economics
Dimensions
A Casebook of Alien Contact
Paranormal
Aliens
History
Confidence Game
How Hedge Fund Manager Bill Ackman Called Wall Street's Bluff
Finance
Business
Economics
On Muscle
The Stuff That Moves Us and Why It Matters
Science
Health
Memoir
Numbers Don't Lie
71 Things You Need to Know About the World
Science
History
Economics
Backstory
Inside the Business of News
Journalism
Business
History
No One Man Should Have All That Power
How Rasputins Manipulate the World
History
Politics
Philosophy
The Assault on Truth
Freud's Suppression of the Seduction Theory
Psychology
History
Psychoanalysis
The Quest for God
A Personal Pilgrimage
Religion
Christianity
Biography
The Personality Brokers
The Strange History of Myers-Briggs and the Birth of Personality Testing
Psychology
History
Science
Building a Better Teacher
How Teaching Works
Education
Teaching
Professional Development
Clean
Our Culture of Hygiene Obsession and the Benefits of Doing Less
Science
Health
Medicine
Killing the Dream
James Earl Ray and the Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
History
American History
True Crime
Glock
The Rise of America's Gun
History
Business
Military Fiction
